Iran Threatens Israel: Syria Strike ‘Will Not Go Unanswered’
A senior Iranian official threatened Israel with retribution, warning its airstrike on a Syrian air base that killed seven Iranians “will not go unanswered.”
Ali Akbar Velayati
Iran, Hariri Accuse Each Other of Lying About Tense Meeting with Lebanese PM
Ali Akbar Velayati, top adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Tuesday that reports of an unpleasant meeting with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri before the latter’s surprise resignation are untrue, and Iran wants Hariri back as prime minister.
Iran’s Ayatollah: I Will Not Waste Time with ‘Rants and Whoppers’ from ‘Brute’ Trump
President Donald Trump appears to have struck a nerve with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who called America’s commander-in-chief a “brute” and said on Wednesday he does not want to “waste time on answering the rants and whoppers” of the leader of the free world.
Iranian MP: Trump’s Approach on Nuclear Deal ‘Persuades’ North Korea to Lash Out
Following President Trump’s refusal to certify the Iran nuclear deal, a senior Iranian leader claimed that “U.S. behavior” triggers the extreme, belligerent behavior of North Korea, as America is “not trustworthy.”
Argentina Renews Extradition Call for Iranian Ex-Minister
Argentina issued another extradition warrant Thursday for an Iranian ex-foreign minister over the deadly bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994, the government said.
Argentina Requests Extradition of Senior Iranian Adviser for 1994 Bombing
An Argentine judge officially requested that Singapore or Malaysia extradite Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a former foreign minister, for his role in orchestrating a 1994 attack on an Israeli organization.